5 Jun
2005
5 Jun
'05
10:28 a.m.
On 6/5/05, vrs <vrs at msn.com> wrote:
From: "Allison" <ajp166 at
bellatlantic.net>
If you avoid other countries, avoid western union, avoid fancy items
(new laptop, digital camera, etc) you are almost sure to be free from
trouble.
vax, 9000
I don't do Ebay. It involves more trust that
I am able to muster.
From what I've seen more monies lost than I care to loose.
While I understand this sentiment, I have never been ripped off on eBay. In
my experience (admittedly mostly limited to classic DEC gear) the vast
majority of eBay sellers are a pleasure to do business with. The few
problems I have had are with amateurs who don't know how to pack things, and
small problems, like people who sell me stuff, then have to refund my money
because they can't find the item under their huge piles of clutter (has
happened 3 times in as many years).
But everyone has been good about refunding my money or working to make
things right. And the transactions that go without a hitch have been well
above 90%.
I am sure there are rip-offs on eBay somewhere, but I haven't seen them.
Vince